how can i access my printer through my vpn? When i am connected to my home system via the vpn with an ios device, I would like to print at my home printer

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pmlst097 Author

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how can i access my printer through my vpn? When i am connected to my home system via the vpn with an ios device, I would like to print at my home printer

i have osx server running on my macbook pro and access it remotely with vpn

i would like to print from my ios device on my home printer.

can the vpn be configured to allow for this?

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Posted on Dec 21, 2013 5:10 PM

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MplsEE08

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Dec 22, 2013 11:13 AM in response to pmlst097

No, iOS devices use multicast-DNS to find printers on the loal network. mDNS does not pass through routers so unless the printer is on the same network as the iOS device you will not be able to print from it.